Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-7-107

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

In any action against an insurance company by the holder of a certificate issued under a policy of group insurance, the defendant shall be required to attach to its pleading in the action a copy of a group insurance policy under which the certificate was issued, on which suit is brought, and the copy shall be receivable in evidence, without any cost to plaintiff, and the copy shall be duly attested and sworn to.